Yeheyis Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yeheyis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeheyis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Yeheyis (1,743) may also be a first name.

Yeheyis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yeheyis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yeheyis is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yeheyis.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeheyis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 246,410th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yeheyis are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yeheyis is also the 183,609th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 1,743 people.

It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Outside of Ethiopia Yeheyis exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Yeheyis Last Name Statistics demography

Yeheyis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehyis921/
Yeheys921/
Yeheyes863,546/
Yeheyse864/
Yehayis864/
Yeheish861/
Yihieyis801/
Yehaes771/
Yehayes719/
Yehiyes714/
Yesheas711/
Yiyeyis711/
Yetayish6725/
Yeyes679/
Yeoes672/
Ehois672/
Geeis672/
Yehaiyes671/
Ehies671/
Yeoys671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeheyis
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